Dr Who Hollywood blockbuster being planned?

[onyx39]

Apparently being done by David Yates, who was behind Harry Potter...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15730665

[marshalla]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Melvin Udall]

Start afresh? Uh oh!

[2slo]

Go for it! Dr Who is a brilliant idea which used to be worth watching up to and including the Tom Baker episodes. A couple of the episodes in recent years have been alright (although they've had to rely on daleks etc to make them work) but the rest have been dross.

[onyx39]

marshalla said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Linky no worky!

[Melvin Udall]

onyx39 said:

Linky no worky!

For me either. Try this

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Halb]

Melvin Udall said:

For me either. Try this

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Just another excuse for weak jibe at the beeb, cryptic titles are pathetic

If they do remake the Doctor I hope they get a decent writer. The bloke writing the new lot is ste.
It has to have daleks and be in the mould of the two previous films.

[Melvin Udall]

Well, if it is done in a decent way, it could be a 'reboot' akin to Batman or Star Trek? Make it darker, and a bit more serious?

[MartG]

I just hope the bloody Yanks don't take over it and ruin it like they did with Thunderbirds and virtually every other British TV show they've 'improved' :-(

[onyx39]

MartG said:

I just hope the bloody Yanks don't take over it and ruin it like they did with Thunderbirds and virtually every other British TV show they've 'improved' :-(

Dont think that they did a very good job with Torchwood...

[Halb]

Melvin Udall said:

Well, if it is done in a decent way, it could be a 'reboot' akin to Batman or Star Trek? Make it darker, and a bit more serious?

That's exactly what they need to do. A perfect model is BSG.
The only serious thing about the current one was Tim Dalton...he was worth the money.

[Melvin Udall]

Vin Diesel is... The Doctor!

[Halb]

Taking the piss?

[Melvin Udall]

Halb said:

Taking the piss?

Nope, not serious. I'm sure they got Harrison Ford to do it.

[Halb]

Melvin Udall said:

Nope, not serious. I'm sure they got Harrison Ford to do it.

I might like Ford, he can act.
I don't mind if the fella is a Yank or a Brit, long as he is an old crazy fella...like Doc Brown, he would be an ace doctor.

[Nom de ploom]

doctor poo more like...its rubbish.

intergalactic time traveller, always end up in the docklands of london....

it makes Blakes7 look they they threw money at it...

why make a feature film out of someothing only 500 people watch...

who cares honestly

[im]

Melvin Udall said:

Well, if it is done in a decent way, it could be a 'reboot' akin to Batman or Star Trek? Make it darker, and a bit more serious?

Can't agree. The film should strive to widen the appeal of Dr Who not narrow it down and whilst 'dark' appeals to the fan-base (inc me) we don't want something that requires either fore-knowledge of the whoniverse or a for the veiwer to be of a certain age in order to 'get it'. It needs a fast paced family thrill ride with a seriously scary new concept.

'Blink' would be an example of the way I'd like to see it handled.

Whatever they choose to do, they need to keep the core concept of a 'nutter' running around time & space trying to help out but in a very British way. No bloody cheesy super-slick hollywood hero type.

I've seen all the suggestions on the interweb of who could play the role and all the usual supects are there: Depp, Cumberbatch even Idris Elba as the first black Dr Who. One things for sure, whoever gets the roll will undoubtedly be compared to David Tennant, Matt Smith and even Chris Eccelston so needs to grab hold of the character right from the off.

[Halb]

Idris Elba would be good for a moody dangerous doctor. He is a dazzling actor. Depp might be the right age.
I think making Dr. Who dark wouldn't shorten the fan base, I think it would widen it, like the aforementioned BSG did.

[im]

Nom de ploom said:

doctor poo more like...its rubbish.

intergalactic time traveller, always end up in the docklands of london....

it makes Blakes7 look they they threw money at it...

why make a feature film out of someothing only 500 people watch...

who cares honestly

Thanks for your input.

[2slo]

I think John Cleese would be great as the Dr. I know he was in the frame previously, don't know why it didn't happen. Money probably.